5:27 PM ET UFC newcomer Khamzat Chimaev has already set the world on fire, recording two wins in 11 days this month at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. It was the quickest successful turnaround in UFC history — and both the company and the fighter are looking to keep that momentum going. 1 Related UFC

12:32 PM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till suffered a torn MCL in the second round of his recent decision loss to Robert Whittaker, his coach told ESPN on Thursday. Till (18-3-1) lost a very narrow decision to Whittaker (20-5) in the main event of UFC Fight Night last Saturday, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Shortly

9:06 AM ET It was not the rock-’em-sock-’em thriller that fans were hoping for when they saw that Jorge Masvidal was challenging for the UFC welterweight championship, but that was the whole point for Kamaru Usman. Making his second defense of the 170-pound belt in the UFC 251 main event on July 11, Usman relentlessly

10:30 AM ET The showdown between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje has been expected for months, with the only question being when it would happen. Now the fight date is set. UFC president Dana White told CNN on Tuesday that the fight will be Oct. 24, with no venue announced.

6:11 PM ET Bellator MMA two-weight champion Ryan Bader will defend his light heavyweight title for the first time in nearly three years at Bellator 244 on Aug. 21. Bader (27-5) told ESPN on Wednesday that he has signed a contract to face Vadim Nemkov in a 205-pound title fight at Bellator 244 at Mohegan

5:00 PM ET Cody Garbrandt is looking to become the seventh fighter in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes. A former bantamweight champion, Garbrandt told ESPN he’s personally asked UFC president Dana White to allow him to drop to flyweight to challenge newly-crowned 125-pound champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Garbrandt, 29, said he reached

9:48 PM ET Robert Whittaker says he is ready for another middleweight title shot and would jump at the chance to face off with the winner of Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa before the end of the year. Whittaker, 29, has returned to Sydney following his unanimous-decision victory over Darren Till as part of the

1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark

5:53 PM ET The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has suspended veteran MMA fighter Gilbert Melendez for two years, despite Melendez no longer being under UFC contract. Melendez, meanwhile, is arguing that USADA had no right to test him in the first place. USADA, the UFC’s contracted anti-doping partner, announced Monday that it had won

6:25 PM ET A bantamweight matchup between Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz will now headline UFC Fight Night on Aug. 22 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. The 135-pound contest was originally scheduled to take place on July 15 at Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, but was postponed when Munhoz tested positive for